If their first games were anything to go by, this wouldn't be much of a contest. Although helped by a red card, Germany made easy pickings of Portugal, looking comfortable prior to Pepe's dismissal, while Ghana, although not the worst team at the tournament, looked the worst organised side so…

Considering neither team have previously made it past the quarter-finals, the Group G clash between Ghana and the United States was a surprisingly appealing match-up. Both teams line up in what are rough variations of 4-4-2s, which tend to make for good open games, and focus on different areas as…

Ghana were slight favourites for the first leg in Kumasi but the manner of their victory will still come as a shock to most of us. Ghana in previous years have used a similar strategy to the one employed in the 6-1 thrashing of Egypt but rarely have they executed…

Since the 2006 World Cup, Ghana have generally played a more reactive style of football. Claude Le Royâ€™s short two year spell saw Ghana employ a slightly more proactive style of play using a basic 4-4-2. Sulley Muntari and Michael Essien took turns to go forward and hold in the…